Miniature rose plant named ‘POULgo002’

ABSTRACT

A new miniature rose which has abundant, light pink flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Classification:

Botanical: Rosa hybrida ‘POULgo002’.

Commercial: Miniature.

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety ofminiature rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing betweenan unnamed and unpatented variety, and ‘POULrijk’, described andillustrated in U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 09/261,445, datedMar. 3, 1999. The two parents were crossed during the summer of 1994 andthe resulting seeds were planted in a controlled environment inFredensborg, Denmark. The new variety is named ‘POULgo003’.

The new variety may be distinguished from its seed parent, an unnamedseedling, by the following combination of characteristics:

1. ‘POULgo003’ has coral-pink flowers, whereas the seed parent has pinkflowers.

2. ‘POULgo003’ exhibits pendulant to procumbent growth, while the seedparent has compact, upright growth.

The new rose may be distinguished from its pollen parent, ‘POULrijk’, bythe following combination of characteristics:

1. ‘POULrijk’ is a ground cover shrub rose, whereas ‘POULgo003’ is aminiature rose.

2. ‘POULrijk’ has a spreading habit while ‘POULgo003’ exhibits aprocumbent habit.

3. ‘POULrijk’ has semi-double, pure pink flowers, while ‘POULgo003’ hasdouble, coral-pink flowers.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety was to create anew and distinct variety for garden use with unique qualities, such as:

1. Uniform and abundant flowers;

2. Vigorous, but compact growth when propagated by cuttings;

3. Disease resistance;

4. A miniature rose suitable for use in hanging basket containers in thenursery industry.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously availablecommercial cultivars of this type and distinguish ‘POULgo003’ from allother varieties of which we are aware.

As part of their rose development program, L. Pernille Olesen and MogensN. Olesen germinated the seeds from the aforementioned hybridizationduring winter of 1994 and conducted evaluations on the resultingseedlings in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark.

‘POULgo003’ was selected in the spring of 1995 by the inventors as asingle plant from the progeny of the aforementioned hybridization.

Asexual reproduction of ‘POULgo003’ by traditional budding and rootedcuttings was first done by L. Pernille and Mogens N. Olesen in theirnursery in Fredensborg, Denmark in July 1995. This initial and othersubsequent asexual propagations conducted in controlled environmentshave demonstrated that the characteristics of ‘POULgo003’ are true totype and are transmitted from one generation to the next.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustration shows as true as is reasonablypossible to obtain in color photographs of this type the variety rose‘POULgo003’. Specifically illustrated in SHEET 1 is a plant of‘POULgo003’ growing in a 20-cm hanging basket.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘POULgo003’, as observed in its growthin Jackson County, Oreg., on plants aged 18 months. Color references aremade using The Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) ColourChart, 1995, except where common terms of color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety‘POULria’, a rose variety from the same inventors described andillustrated in U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 09/274,686 anddated Mar. 24, 1999 are compared to ‘POULgo003’ in Chart 1.

CHART 1 ‘POULgo003’ ‘POULria’ Color of open Red-Purple Group 58C RedGroup 53A to Red- flower, outer side, Purple Group 59C middle zone.Petalage Double 25+ Very double, 40-50 Average Bloom Small, 50-80 mmSmall, 35-40 mm Diameter

Parents:

Seed parent.—Unnamed seedling.

Pollen parent.—‘POULrijk’.

FLOWER AND FLOWER BUD

Blooming habit: Continuous.

Flower bud:

Size.—18 mm in length from base of receptacle to end of bud.

Bud form.—Long, pointed ovoid.

Bud color.—As sepals unfold, Red Group 43C and Red Group 50B; Red Group43C and Red Group 50B at ¼ opening.

Sepals.—Shape: Sepal apex is cirrose; base is flat at union withpeduncle. Length: 15 to 35 mm. Width: 8 to 9. Color: Upper surface isYellow-Green Group 144 B and C. Lower surface is Yellow-Green Group 144B and C. Appendages: Weak foliaceous appendages on 4 of the five sepals.Pubescence: Moderate. Stipitate Glands: Stipitate glands present onsepal margins.

Receptacle.—Surface: Glaucous. Shape: Funnel-shaped. Size: 5 mm (h)×6 mm(w). Color: Green Group 144B, with some anthocyanin intonation ofGreyed-Purple Group 183D.

Peduncle.—Surface: Many stipitate glands and fine white hairs present.Length: 28 to 32 mm. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144B. Strength: Somewhatstrong. Anthocyanin: Greyed-Purple Group 183D.

Borne.—2 to 3 buds per stem.

Flower bloom:

Fragrance.—Light, fresh scent.

Duration.—As a pot plant, flowers last from 12 to 15 days.

Size.—Small. Average flower diameter is between 40 to 45 mm when open.

Form.—Shape of flower when viewed from the side: Upon opening, upperpart: Flattened convex. Upon opening, lower part: Flattened convex.After opening, upper part: Flattened convex. After opening, lower part:Concave. Petalage: Very double. Average range: 85 to 90 petals, with 10to 15 petaloids.

Color:

Upon opening, petals.—Outermost petals: Upper surface: Red Group 55C.Lower surface: Red Group 55B. Innermost petals: Upper surface: Red Group55C. Lower surface: Red Group 55CB.

Upon opening, basal petal spots.—Upper surface: Green-White Group 157C.Lower surface: Green-White Group 157C.

After opening, petals.—Outermost petals: Upper surface: Red Group 55B.Lower surface: Red Group 55C. Innermost petals: Upper surface: Red Group55B. Lower surface: Red Group 55C.

After opening, basal petal spots.—Upper surface: Green-White Group 157C.Lower surface: Green-White Group 157C.

General tonality: On open flower, Red Group 43C. No change in thegeneral tonality at the end of the 7^(th) day. Afterwards, generaltonality is Red Group 50B and C.

Petals:

Petal reflex.—Slight.

Shape.—Obovate.

Petaloids.—3 to 4. Petaloids are 5 to 7 mm long and 3 to 4 mm wide.Petaloid coloration is Red Group 43B on both upper and lower surfaces.

Thickness.—Average.

Arrangement.—Imbricated.

Reproductive organs:

Filaments.—Color: Yellow-Green Group 154D. Length: 4 mm.

Pistils.—Length: 7 mm. Quantity: 30 to 35.

Pollen.—Color: Yellow Group 12B. Quantity: Average.

Anthers.—Length: 1 mm. Color: Brown Group 200C. Quantity: 20.

Stigmas.—Height: Stigmas are even in height relative to anthers. Color:Greyed-Green Group 196D.

Styles.—Color: Greyed-Green Group 192A. Length: 4 mm.

Hips.—None observed.

PLANT

Plant growth: Compact, spreading growth. Average height of the plant is40 cm; the average width is 30 cm.

Stems:

Color.—Young wood: Yellow-Green Group 144B. Older wood: Yellow-GreenGroup 144A and B.

Thorns.—Incidence: 10 to 12 thorns per 10 cm of stem. Size: Averagelength is 3 mm. Color: Greyed-Yellow Group 160D. Shape: Linear.

Surface.—Older wood: Smooth. Young wood: Smooth.

Plant foliage:

Number of leaflets on normal leaves in middle of a stem.—5.

Leaf size.—60 mm (l) by 40 mm (w).

Quantity.—Average.

Glossiness.—Upper side weak glossiness.

Color.—Mature foliage: Upper Leaflet Surface: Yellow-Green Group 146A.Lower Leaflet Surface: Yellow-Green Group 146C. Juvenile foliage: UpperLeaflet Surface: Yellow-Green Group 146A. Lower Leaflet Surface:Yellow-Green Group 146C. Anthocyanin intonation: Greyed-Red Group 185Aon margins of upper leaflet surface, all of lower surface, petiole,rachis, and stipule.

Plant leaflets:

Stipule.—Size: 10 mm (l)×4 mm (w). Color: Yellow-Green Group 144B and C.Anthocyanin: Greyed-Red Group 183C. Stipitate Glands: On edges ofstipules.

Petiole.—Length: 7 mm. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144B. Underneath:Yellow-Green Group 144B. Stipitate glands and occasionally a single,small thorn. Margins: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Anthocyanin: Greyed-RedGroup 183C.

Rachis.—Color: Yellow-Green Group 144B. Underneath: Yellow-Green Group144B. Stipitate glands and occasionally a single, small thorn. Margins:Yellow-Green Group 144A. Stipitate glands present. Anthocyanin:Greyed-Red Group 183C.

Leaflet.—Edge: Dentate. Shape: Ovate. Surface: Moderately glossy.Texture: Leathery. Arrangement: Odd pinnate. Venation: Reticulate.

Disease resistance: Above average resistance to mildew, rust, blackspot, and Botrytis under normal growing conditions in Jackson County,Oreg.

Cold hardiness: The variety ‘POULgo002’ has been found to be resistantto damage from cold in USDA Zone 7.

We claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the miniaturerose class, substantially as herein illustrated and described as adistinct and novel rose variety due to its abundant light pink flowers,procumbent to pendulant habit, disease resistance, and extended periodof bloom.